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Peters's epauletted fruit bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
Epomophorus

Higher classification
  
Epomophorus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pteropodidae

Scientific name
  
Epomophorus crypturus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Epomophorus, Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat, Angolan epauletted fruit bat, Hayman's dwarf epaulette, East African epaulette

The Peters's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus crypturus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is in riverine or evergreen forest, or moist woodland, where there are fruit-bearing trees.

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Peters's epauletted fruit bat Wikipedia